# Chris Taylor Woodlawn General Manager (current role unconfirmed) ## Career chronology - **By August 2024; current status relies on undated secondary source: Develop Global** — General Manager, Woodlawn. [Woodlawn pollution incident response plan]() (p.5) - **September 2023 issuer presentation: Develop Global** — Underground Manager, Woodlawn. [Investor site visit and organisation chart]() (site team slide) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Woodlawn output after restart [taylor_woodlawn] 2024–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Develop reported mine restart in 2025 and 201,130 tonnes processed at Woodlawn in the September 2026 quarter. Taylor was identified as mine GM in 2024 and 2025; independent dated confirmation of his role at the September 2026 quarter was not found. **Attribution:** Responsibility unresolved. Site-level company output cannot be attributed individually; later role continuity remains unconfirmed. **Relevance:** Relevant to mine delivery but evidence is limited. [Woodlawn rehabilitation cost estimation]() (signed general manager page); [September 2026 quarterly report]() (pp.1–4 and Woodlawn table) ## Environmental record ### Woodlawn groundwater investigation [taylor_water] May 2026 · documented · medium materiality The NSW EPA issued a clean-up notice to adjacent operator Veolia after pollutants consistent with leachate were found in groundwater within the Develop-operated mine. Taylor was named as mine GM in dated 2024 and 2025 documents; his later role and the investigation’s final conclusions are not established. **Attribution:** Responsibility unresolved. The notice is directed to Veolia, not Taylor or Develop. No personal responsibility for pollution is established. **Relevance:** Potential site-level environmental risk. [Veolia issued clean-up notice]() (27 May 2026 news release); [Woodlawn rehabilitation cost estimation]() (signed general manager page) ## Suitability for the current role ### Operational and emergency-response experience [taylor_fit] 2024–2025 · analyst inference · medium materiality Develop’s plan identifies Taylor as mine general manager responsible for pollution-incident response notifications. This role indicates relevant site oversight experience; no assumption is made about the outcome of the separate leachate inquiry. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Assessment draws on a dated corporate plan and does not establish incident responsibility. **Relevance:** Relevant to mine operations and safety. [Woodlawn pollution incident response plan]() (p.5); [Woodlawn rehabilitation cost estimation]() (signed general manager page) ## Evidence gaps - Identity is based on role and employer; common-name court and regulatory results could not be safely matched. - Independent dated confirmation of his current role after July 2025 and qualifications was not located. - Veolia investigation final source, extent and remediation outcome are unknown. - Broad name-and-employer searches were reused across adverse topics; dedicated individual checks across each regulator, court and past employer were not completed.